Robert Ernest Hite (February 26, 1943 – April 5, 1981) was the co-lead vocalist of the American blues and rock band Canned Heat, from 1965 to his death in 1981. His nickname was "The …

Apr 5, 2016 · None of his Canned Heat bandmates took great notice when Bob "The Bear" Hite, the group's rotund, over-indulgent frontman, fell to a dressing room floor during an apparent …

Apr 5, 2019 · Remembering the singular voice of Bob Hite, Canned Heat's lead singer who passed away on this day in 1981, whose nickname was 'The Bear'.

Sep 28, 2021 · Eleven years after Wilson, Bob "The Bear" Hite died of overdose between two sets of Canned Heat's gig at The Palomino Club in North Hollywood. Allegedly, Hite...

It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson 's 1928 "Canned Heat Blues", a song about an alcoholic who had …

May 14, 1981 · The 370-pound Hite died of 'combined cocaine and heroin intoxication,' according to final autopsy results reviewed by Chief Coroner's Investigator Bob Daumbacher. Hite's death...

Bob “The Bear” Hite was a crucial part of the West Coast Blues revival of the late 1960’s. Along with fellow musicologist Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, he helped formed the first incarnation of the …

Aug 29, 2016 · Bob Hite was 38 when on April 5, 1981, during a break between sets at The Palomino Club in North Hollywood, Hite was handed a drug vial by a fan. Thinking it contained …

Bob Hite. Actor: SeaQuest 2032. Bob Hite, Jr., later known as News Anchor / Reporter, Bob Hite, was born and raised in Greenwich, CT. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam …

Bob Hite. Soundtrack: Street Scenes. Bob Hite was born on 26 February 1943 in Torrance, California, USA. He died on 16 April 1981 in North Hollywood, California, USA.